عَزَمتُI resolved علىto كَتمِconcealing الهَوىlove فَوَشَىthen divulged بِهconcerning it
عَزَمتُ على كَتمِ الهَوى فَوَشَى بِه
شَهدانِtwo witnesses مَقبولانِaccepted as credible للِسُّهدِof sleeplessness والدَّمعِand tears
شَهدانِ مَقبولانِ للِسُّهدِ والدَّمعِ
I resolved to conceal my love, but it was betrayed by
Two credible witnesses—sleeplessness and tears.
عَلىdespite أنَّنيthat I لَمdid not آلُfall short صَراًrestraint وإنّماbut only
عَلى أنَّني لَم آلُ صَراً وإنّما
صَدَدتُI turned away وماand not صَبريmy patience علىin the face of الصَّدِّestrangement فيwithin وُسعِcapacity
صَدَدتُ وما صَبري على الصَّدِّ في وُسعِ
Though I spared no effort to restrain myself, I merely
Turned away, though enduring estrangement was beyond my power.
عُذِلتُI was reproached عَلىfor طُولِthe length of الحَنينِyearning وإنand if أكُنI am
عُذِلتُ عَلى طُولِ الحَنينِ وإن أكُن
حَنَتُI yearned فكَمso how many مِنof أُسوةٍan example لِيَfor me فيin الجَزعِanguish
حَنَتُ فكَم مِن أُسوةٍ لِيَ في الجَزعِ
I was reproached for my long yearning; and if I have
Yearned, how many examples I have in anguish!
عَصَانيَdefied me قَلبٌa heart فيin الهَوىlove فأطَعتُهُso I obeyed it
عَصَانيَ قَلبٌ في الهَوى فأطَعتُهُ
فياso, O عَجَباًwonder للأصلِat the root يَنقادُsubmits للفَرعِto the branch
فيا عَجَباً للأصلِ يَنقادُ للفَرعِ
A heart defied me in love, so I obeyed it.
How strange that the root submits to the branch!
عَمَرتُI filled فُؤادِيmy heart بالحَبيبِwith the beloved صَبابَةًardent longing
عَمَرتُ فُؤادِي بالحَبيبِ صَبابَةً
ونزَّهتُهُand I exalted him عنbeyond حِسٍّperception لَحظيmy gaze وَعَنand beyond سَمعِيmy hearing
ونزَّهتُهُ عن حِسٍّ لَحظي وَعَن سَمعِي
I filled my heart with the beloved in ardent longing,
And exalted him beyond the perception of my gaze and my hearing.
عَساهُmay he إذاwhen لَمnot يُلفَbe found فيin القَلبthe heart غَيرُهُother than him
عَساهُ إذا لَم يُلفَ في القَلب غَيرُهُ
يُعامِلُنيhe treats me بَعدَafter التَّفرُّدِsolitude بالجَمعِwith union
يُعامِلُني بَعدَ التَّفرُّدِ بالجَمعِ
May he, when none but he is found in the heart,
Treat me, after solitude, to union.
عَرَفتُكَI knew you لمّاwhen لَمdid not أجِدI find مَعدِلاًan alternative
عَرَفتُكَ لمّا لَم أجِد مَعدِلاً
وذُوand the possessor of الحُسنِbeauty والإحسانِand goodness يُعرَفُis recognized بالطَّبعِby instinct
وذُو الحُسنِ والإحسانِ يُعرَفُ بالطَّبعِ
I knew you when I found no alternative;
And the possessor of beauty and goodness is recognized by instinct.
عَرَجتُI ascended بِسرِّيwith my secret نَحوَtoward مَنthe one who هُوَhe is سِرُّهits secret
عَرَجتُ بِسرِّي نَحوَ مَن هُوَ سِرُّه
وإنّيand indeed I لَرَاضٍtruly content بالعَطاءِwith giving وبالمَنعِand with withholding
وإنّي لَرَاضٍ بالعَطاءِ وبالمَنعِ
I ascended with my secret toward the one who is its secret,
And I am indeed content with giving and withholding.
عِيانُكَseeing you أعيَانيhas wearied me وَلَستُand I am not بنَازعٍwithdrawing
عِيانُكَ أعيَاني وَلَستُ بنَازعٍ
عَنِfrom الأمَدَthe limit الأقصىthe farthest وإنand even if كُنتُI am فيin النَّزعِdeath's throes
عَنِ الأمَدَ الأقصى وإن كُنتُ في النَّزعِ
Seeing you has wearied me, yet I do not withdraw
From the farthest goal, even if I am in death's throes.
عَذابُtorment الهَوَىlove عَذبٌsweet وَعِنديَand I have ذَوقُهُits taste
عَذابُ الهَوَى عَذبٌ وَعِنديَ ذَوقُهُ
وَيُوجَدُand is found طِيبُsweetness الشَّهدhoney فيin ألَمِthe pain of الشَّمعِwax
وَيُوجَدُ طِيبُ الشَّهد في ألَمِ الشَّمعِ
Love's torment is sweet, and I know its taste;
And honey's sweetness is found in the pain of wax.
Sol 6.1